[Tifa watches, the girl's mother clutching onto her while she holds her daughter. She's about as small as she remembers Marlene being, and her worry for what she's up to back home only has her bringing her arms around tighter.
The man, although wincing in pain, finally breathes out a sigh of relief.]
You're a natural at this, Bennett.
[She means it. What could she have done for these injured people? Those who hadn't suffered the frostbite? She doesn't want to think about it, so she frees the girl from her grasp, handing her back to her mom, and offering a hand to the man, who takes it and hoists himself back up when the magic's done it's job.]
Hey, [she offers Bennett, gently.] If I can get them all to the other side, think you can hold down the fort here?
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The man, although wincing in pain, finally breathes out a sigh of relief.]
You're a natural at this, Bennett.
[She means it. What could she have done for these injured people? Those who hadn't suffered the frostbite? She doesn't want to think about it, so she frees the girl from her grasp, handing her back to her mom, and offering a hand to the man, who takes it and hoists himself back up when the magic's done it's job.]
Hey, [she offers Bennett, gently.] If I can get them all to the other side, think you can hold down the fort here?